The Siege of Petersburg on Bermuda Hundred

Many people are familiar with the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of May 1864. What fewer know is that the Bermuda Hundred front was “contested” throughout the entire Siege of Petersburg. I placed the word contested in quotes because that front was not an area of focus in Grant’s major offensives against Richmond and Petersburg. It was instead a quiet right-center for the Union, and left-center for the Confederates. I have admittedly not spent much time covering events on Bermuda Hundred from June 1864 to April 1865.